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Definition of "nympha" [‖nym•pha]

  • See nymph. (noun)
  • The labia minora. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nympha" in a sentence
  • "In this line the double value of the word nympha -- used by classical poets both in the meaning of fountain and in that of the divinity of a fountain, or spring -- reminds one of that graceful playing with words which Japanese poets practice."
  • "Birds include rare white-bellied black woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis), fairy pitta (Pitta nympha), and ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus)."
  • "Birds include fairy pitta (Pitta nympha), and ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus)."
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